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Ruishton is a village and
History
The name Ruishton means settlement where rushes grow.[2]
Cambria Farm which is now the site of a Park and ride close to Junction 25 of the M5 motorway was the site of a Bronze and Iron Age settlement and Roman farm.[3]
The
Henlade House was built between 1805 and 1815, by an unidentified Italian architect for John Proctor Anderdon. It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[5] During World War II, it was host to a private school from Folkestone who were evacuated here.[6] It is now a hotel.[2]
Ruishton House dates from 1893. It was built by a Mr Spiller for Stuart Somerville. The Somerville family owned the paperworks at Creech St Michael, and there is a memorial to them in the Church of St George.[7]
Governance
The
For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of Taunton Deane (established under the Local Government Act 1972). From 1894 to 1974, for local government purposes, Ruishton was part of Taunton Rural District.[8]
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It is also part of the
Religious sites
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References
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- Somerset County Council. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Henlade House (1060397)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Young, John. "Friend of China: Lady Dorothea Hosie (1885-1959)" (PDF). Methodist Heritage. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Ruishton House (1176921)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Ruishton and Creech ward 2011". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St George (1177015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Remains of churchyard cross in churchyard, about 7 m south of porch, Church of St George (1060396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2009.